Environmental Assessment / Sustainability Appraisal

20-Apr-12

The UK planning system has a long and respected tradition of helping to shape the places where people live and work within the context of wider economic, social and environmental objectives.

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  •  RTPI Map for England: Despite the generally recognised and accepted need to ensure a joined up approach to planning infrastructure and services, there is remarkably still no single place or data source within government that makes all of these maps available to view.  

    • Policy changes and consultations 

    Practice 

    Networks

    The RTPI Environmental Planning and Protection Network has a Environmental Assessment Group that covers all aspects of Environemental Assessment . Join the Network.

    RTPI Projects and research

    • IEMA Project: Climate Change Adaption & EIA: The RTPI are assisting the IEMA to gether case studies where EIA has delivered effective consideration of climate change adaptation. Visit the IEMA website to find out more
    • EATIA - ESPON and Territorial Impact Assessment (TIA): European sector policies and directives – often together with their translation and implementation into national and regional policies – can have a severe impact on the territorial development and spatial development policies of countries and regions in Europe.  This project shall therefore test the practical use of existing methods and tools for TIA. Through both analytical work and an interactive learning track the project is expected to define possibilities for implementing TIA at national and sub-national level in EU Member States. The policymaking contexts of Portugal, Slovenia and the United Kingdom shall function as test areas.  The RTPI is assisting the ESPON UK Contact Point’s dissemination activities.  You may also be interested in the short update from the research team on 'Making the case for participatory TIA' and a related ESPON project - TIPTAP, which looked at building a TIA tool.
    • TPM: Territorial Performance Monitoring also a current ESPON project focusing on indicators for measuring regional consequences of climate change, energy supply, demographic development and globalisation; info’ on regional challenges not currently recognised at European level.  Inception report available; Final report due 31 May 2012.

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    We promote a planning system that balances short-term needs with longer term social, economic and environmental objectives including the need to be resilient, to reduce impacts on climate change and to adapt to its consequences.

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    Author:
    Rhian Brimble
    Publisher:
    The Royal Town Planning Institute
    Date:
    20-Apr-12
    Sections:
    What Planning Does

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